Marty:
But the truth is, Bill, this is this the same medical staff that completely misdiagnosed Schilling last year, nearly made Pedro's arm, and the same medical staff that lets the team get
decimated by the common flu every single season.

Marty:
Buy yourself a clue. All you guys are doing is trying to spend the money you didn't spend when you got your asses played by Teixeira.

Bill:
Mahty, have you evah heard the phrase, "In Theo We Trust."

Marty:
You know, Callaghan, I'm going to make a rare concession and admit that, yes, Theo has made some arful moves — picking up Ortiz who was languishing with the Twins, getting Schilling, trading Nomar …

Marty:
But he's had some duds, too, and I think this offseason will prove his worst move, or rather lack of moves, ever.

Marty:
Take a look, Bill, this April you'll pretty much be fielding the same team as last April minus Manny.

Marty:
You guys are going to be sniffing third place all season.

Bill:
And how's that smell, Mahts, since you spent so much time there last year?

Marty:
It stinks, Billy Boy, which is why the Yankees went out, kicked ass, and assembled a team that will dominate the AL East.

Bill:
Getting a little ahead of ourselves aren't we?

Marty:
C'mon, you can't be telling me that all you Bill James wannabes up their in New England aren't looking at the same projections that we are.

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So, Mahty believes the Sox will be in third place...but quotes simulations that show them in second place, winning the division 20% of the time and the Wild Card over 50%. Also, the simulation was only run 100 times and is trying to predict a full season of 182 games. That's like flipping a coin 2 times and trying to use that information to guess a total of 4 flips. If it comes up heads twice in a row, you'd predict high confidence that you'd get 4 heads in a row had you actually done 4 flips, but that's just not going to be reality.

You're gonna have to bring more than that weaksauce and make up your mind, Mahty.

Bout time, Jim Ed finally RECOGnized as one of the most prolific and fierce right hand hitters of his generation. Too bad the old press and he did not get along. I think his contibutions as being in the media have finally helped him make the ammends. he belonged in Cooperstown.

better yet Bob- Take your shirt to Yawkey Way some pre-game and have Jim use the sharpie to authenticate it. If you can tear yourself away from the sriracha and sausage first. Oh, and bring a change of shirts, too. Please ;-)

You may remenber the four proverbs:
There are two sides to every question.
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
There is no general rule without some exception.